Objective To investigate the clinical therapeutic effect of different frequency electroacupuncture on poststroke hemidysesthesia.Methods Sixty patients with poststroke hemidysesthesia were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 30 cases each. Both groups received electroacupuncture at the same points. The electroacupuncture frequency was 100 Hz in the treatment group and 1 Hz in the control group. The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated in the two groups at 30 days after treatment.Results The total efficacy rate and the cure and marked efficacy rate were 93.3 and 80.0, respectively, in the treatment group and 86.0% and 43.3%, respectively, in the control group. There was no significant difference in the total efficacy rate between the two groups (P<0.05).There was a statistically significant difference in the cure and marked efficacy rate between the two groups (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant pre-/post-treatment difference in the limb dysesthesia score in the two groups (P<0.05). There was a statistically significant post-treatment difference in the limb dysesthesia score between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05).Conclusions Electroacupuncture is an effective way to treat poststroke hemidyse- sthesia. High frequency electroacupuncture is more effective than low frequency electroacupuncture.

Objective:To examine the trend of stroke disease burden and its main risk-attributable factors in China and regions with different Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) from 1990 to 2017.Methods:With 2017 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data, years lived with disability (YLDs), years of life lost (YLLs) and disability-adjusted of life years (DALYs) were applied to describe the disease burden and major risk factors of stroke in China and different SDI regions from 1990 to 2017, and to analyze the changing trend of the disease burden and major risk factors of stroke.Results:From 1990 to 2017, the YLD crude rate, YLL crude rate and DALY crude rate for stroke in China showed an increasing trend and the rate of change was 126.5%, 14.6%, and 24.4%, respectively. In 2017, the YLD crude rate, YLL crude rate and DALY crude rate for stroke in China were 502.6 per 100 000, 2 633.1 per 100 000 and 3 135.7 per 100 000, respectively. Among them, the YLD crude rate, YLL crude rate, and DALY crude rate of stroke were the highest in the ≥70 age group, which were 2 617.2 per 100 000, 16 789.4 per 100 000 and 19 406.6 per 100 000, respectively. The YLD crude rate in male was 475.5 per 100 000, which was slightly lower than that of female (530.9 per 100 000), while the DALY crude rate and YLL crude rate for stroke were 3 657.1 per 100 000 and 3 181.7 per 100 000, respectively, which were significantly higher than that of female (2 591.8 per 100 000 and 2 060.9 per 100 000). Compared with regions with different SDI, the age standardized YLD rate, the age standardized YLL rate, the age standardized DALY rate in China were all at a high level. Among them, the age-standardized YLD rate increased from 286.2 per 100 000 to 374.5 per 100 000, with a rate of change of 30.9%; the age-standardized YLL rate decreased from 3 215.6 per 100 000 to 1 967.8 per 100 000, with a rate of change of -38.8%; the age-standardized DALY rate increased from 3 501.8 per 100 000 to 2 342.3 per 100 000, with a rate of change of -33.1%. The top five risk factors for stroke in China were hypertension, excessive sodium intake, insufficient fruit intake, insufficient cereal intake, and smoking in 1990 and 2017. High Body-Mass Index and Alcohol Use′s rankings rose from the 9th and 10th in 1990 to the 6th and 7th in 2017, respectively.Conclusion:The burden of stroke disease in China is at a high level, and hypertension is the primary risk factor.

Objective:To examine the trend of stroke disease burden and its main risk-attributable factors in China and regions with different Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) from 1990 to 2017.Methods:With 2017 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data, years lived with disability (YLDs), years of life lost (YLLs) and disability-adjusted of life years (DALYs) were applied to describe the disease burden and major risk factors of stroke in China and different SDI regions from 1990 to 2017, and to analyze the changing trend of the disease burden and major risk factors of stroke.Results:From 1990 to 2017, the YLD crude rate, YLL crude rate and DALY crude rate for stroke in China showed an increasing trend and the rate of change was 126.5%, 14.6%, and 24.4%, respectively. In 2017, the YLD crude rate, YLL crude rate and DALY crude rate for stroke in China were 502.6 per 100 000, 2 633.1 per 100 000 and 3 135.7 per 100 000, respectively. Among them, the YLD crude rate, YLL crude rate, and DALY crude rate of stroke were the highest in the ≥70 age group, which were 2 617.2 per 100 000, 16 789.4 per 100 000 and 19 406.6 per 100 000, respectively. The YLD crude rate in male was 475.5 per 100 000, which was slightly lower than that of female (530.9 per 100 000), while the DALY crude rate and YLL crude rate for stroke were 3 657.1 per 100 000 and 3 181.7 per 100 000, respectively, which were significantly higher than that of female (2 591.8 per 100 000 and 2 060.9 per 100 000). Compared with regions with different SDI, the age standardized YLD rate, the age standardized YLL rate, the age standardized DALY rate in China were all at a high level. Among them, the age-standardized YLD rate increased from 286.2 per 100 000 to 374.5 per 100 000, with a rate of change of 30.9%; the age-standardized YLL rate decreased from 3 215.6 per 100 000 to 1 967.8 per 100 000, with a rate of change of -38.8%; the age-standardized DALY rate increased from 3 501.8 per 100 000 to 2 342.3 per 100 000, with a rate of change of -33.1%. The top five risk factors for stroke in China were hypertension, excessive sodium intake, insufficient fruit intake, insufficient cereal intake, and smoking in 1990 and 2017. High Body-Mass Index and Alcohol Use′s rankings rose from the 9th and 10th in 1990 to the 6th and 7th in 2017, respectively.Conclusion:The burden of stroke disease in China is at a high level, and hypertension is the primary risk factor.

Objective:To examine the trend of burden on ischemic heart disease (IHD) and epidemiological transition on related risk factors among the Chinese population from 1990 to 2017.Methods:Based on open access data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 Study, we used years of life lost (YLD), years lived with disability (YLL), and disability-adjusted of life years (DALY) to describe the changes of IHD burden stratified by different sex and age groups from 1990 to 2017. We applied population-attributable faction ( PAF) to analyze the burden attributable to risk factors and epidemiological transition. Results:In 2017, rates on YLD, YLL, and DALY for IHD were 74.2/100 000, 2 459.6/100 000, and 2 523.1/100 000, respectively. DALY rate and YLL rate for IHD in males were invariably higher than those in females except for YLD rate in females. 24 modifiable risk factors were causally associated with IHD. The top five risk factors that influencing DALYs, PAF, and DALY rate in 2017 appeared as: high blood pressure (16.429 million person years, 54.6 %, 1 163.1/100 000), high LDL cholesterol (13 941 million person years, 46.3 %, 987.0/100 000), diet high in sodium (10.900 million person years, 36.2 %, 771.1/100 000), smoking (8.647 million person years, 28.7 %, 612.2/100 000), and low-nut diet (7.452 million person years, 24.8 %, 527.6/100 000). DALY rate for IHD showed an increase of 90.9 %, from 1 116.4/100 000 in 1990 to 2 131.0/100 000 in 2017. Compared with 1990, the YLD rate experienced an evident increase in those aged 15-49 and over 70, in 2017. Annual average growth rate of YLD rate was higher in the ≥70 age group, between 2007 and 2017 (0.4 %) than that between 1990 and 2007 (0.2 %). The annual average increasing rates of both YLL and DALY were much lower from 2007 to 2017 (0.6 %, 0.6 %) than those from 1990 to 2007 (1.3 %, 1.2 %). From 1990 to 2017, DALYs attributed to meaty food (929.7 %), beverages with high sugar content (822.7 %), and high body-mass index (327.3 %) experienced the highest increase. The largest increase in PAF occurred for beverages with high sugar content (400.0 %). DALY rates increased for the 8 risk factors whereas decreased on the 7 risk factors, in consecutive rankings between 2007 and 2017. Conclusions:Despite the fact that burden on IHD-caused premature death had been reducing, related disabilities remain challenging with IHD the leading cause of burden, particularly in the ≥70 year-olds. Higher IHD burden from premature death was seen in males but disability appeared higher in females. It is significantly important to strengthen programs on prevention and control for hypertension including reducing modifiable risk factors such as smoking, unreasonable diet habits.

Objective:To examine the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) of children through Meta-analysis.Methods:We searched data on relative risk ( RR) and 95 % confidence interval ( CI) on cohort studies published between January 2000 and July 2019 from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang database. We used Stata software 15.1 to perform the Meta analysis with random effect model applied to pool RRs according to the results of heterogeneity test through subgroup analysis and Meta regression analysis to explore the potential heterogeneity, publication bias and sensitivity. Results:A total of eleven cohort studies involving 1 631 618 samples and 9 276 ASD cases were included in this Meta-analysis. Results showed that maternal smoking was associated with the increased risk of autism spectrum disorder ( RR=1.16, 95 %CI: 1.02-1.32). For subgroup analysis, the pooled RR for prospective studies ( RR=1.16, 95% CI: 1.10-1.23) appeared higher than that in the retrospective studies ( RR=0.92, 95 %CI: 0.83-1.06). The pooled RR for studies with adjusted confounding factors ( RR=1.13, 95 %CI: 1.04-1.23) was higher than that without ( RR=1.12, 95 %CI: 1.04-1.20). In studies that exposure to smoking assessed before delivery, inter-study heterogeneity appeared higher than those after delivery. Sample size and time of assessment on smoking seemed the sources of heterogeneity. No significant publication bias was observed in this study, and the results were quite stable. Conclusions:Maternal smoking was associated with the increased risk of autism spectrum disorder. However, value of the combined effect seemed low. High-quality, large-sample, and prospective cohort studies should be conducted to further verify the causal relationship, based on the correction of potential confounding factors.

Objective:To explore the status of early essential newborn care (EENC) implementation in four counties in western China.Methods:Based on the 18 counties from "safety newborn project", which was jointly launched by the National Health Commission (NHC) of China and United Nations Children's Fund, one county was randomly selected from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and Guizhou, Sichuan and Qinghai Province, respectively (Longde county, Qinglong county, Tongjiang county, and Tongren county). Then one or two county-level birth facilities were randomly selected from each county for the field investigation from December 2020 to April 2021. Information of EENC core practice implementation was collected through questionnaires for mother-newborn dyads, and interviewees' experiences, attitudes, and needs for EENC implementation were obtained through focus group discussion and in-depth interviews with mothers. SAS 9.4 and NVivo 12.0 were used for quantitative and qualitative data analysis, then the results were integrated.Results:A total of 599 questionnaires for mother-newborn dyads were collected from the four counties, and 45 health staff and 15 mothers were interviewed. The proportion of participants with skin-to-skin contact (SSC) ≥90 min was the highest in Qinglong County, Guizhou Province (90.0%, 95% CI:85.2%-94.8%), followed by Tongjiang County, Sichuan Province (83.6%, 95% CI:77.7%-89.5%). The highest rate of early breastfeeding initiation was observed in Tongren County, Qinghai Province (99.3%, 95% CI:97.8%-100.0%). The positive experience of SSC for mothers were mainly from the promotion of happiness and early breastfeeding. Applied no medicine to the end of the umbilical cord, neonatal routine eye care, and vitamin K 1 administration were successfully promoted in the four counties, which gradually became a norm. However, some respondents still had doubts about SSC and applying no medicine to the end of the umbilical cord. Conclusions:Core practices recommended in EEEC were successfully introduced to the project counties despite concerns about certain practices from some medical staff and mothers. Further dissemination and training for EENC were needed to promote the scale-up of EENC in China.

Objective: To study the development of grip strength and its relationship with body weight, height and body composition in preschool children. Methods: Data was collected from 900 children aged 3-6 years in 4 preschools in Beijing during Sept. to Oct. of 2020. A questionnaire survey (birth weight, dietary and exercise), height, weight, bioelectrical impedance analysis of body composition and dominant hand grip strength tests were conducted. Partial correlational analysis, multivariate linear regression were used for association between grip strength and body composition. Results: The grip strength gradually increased with age, from (5.2±1.7) to (9.3±2.5)kg in boys ( F=57.93, P <0.01), and from (4.3±1.6) to (7.9±2.5)kg in girls ( F=48.77, P <0.01). Grip strength in boys were significant higher than that of girls ( t=6.42, P <0.01). The grip strength increased with weight status in boys ( F=5.35, P <0.01), with highest in obese group, followed by overweight and normal weight group. After adjusted for height, weight and birth weight, as well as maternal education, food consumption during the past week, grip strength in boys was positively correlated with fat free mass, upper limb muscle mass ( r=0.11, 0.09, P <0.05), and negatively correlated with body fat mass ( r=-0.18, P <0.05). Grip strength in girls was negatively correlated with body fat mass, and positively correlated with fat free mass ( r= -0.09, 0.09, P <0.05). Grip strength varied significantly by age, fat free mass and upper muscle mass in boys ( F=66.75, P < 0.01), and by age and fat free mass in girls ( F=150.81, P <0.01). Conclusion The grip strength can partially reflect changes in fat free mass for boys and girls, it also reflect changes in upper limb muscle mass for boys. Increases in fat free mass helps grip strength improvement.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between RYR1 gene and the development of gastric cancer,as well as the mechanism of RYR1 in promoting the progression of gastric cancer.Methods:We analyzed gastric cancer data from TCGA and conducted high-throughput targeted sequencing and transcriptome sequencing on 81 gastric cancer tissue samples at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute&Hos-pital(TJMUCH)from December 2010 to December 2012.We collected clinicopathological data,compared the correlation between RYR1 mutations and expression levels,and analyzed the impact of RYR1 on the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer.Additionally,we explored the underlying molecular mechanism to study its role in promoting the development of gastric cancer by generating stable cell lines overex-pressing RYR1.Results:In TCGA gastric cancer patients,the mutation rate of RYR1 in Asian population was higher than that in others popula-tion(12.68%vs.8.13%).In gastric cancer patients from TJMUCH,RYR1 mutations ranked ninth in frequency,with a mutation rate of 33.33%.Mutations in RYR1 were negatively correlated with RYR1 expression(P=0.006 9,P<0.000 1).Patients with high RYR1 expression had significantly worse overall survival than those with low RYR1 expression(P=0.009 0,P=0.042 0).Overexpression of RYR1 promoted prolifera-tion,migration,invasion and reduced apoptosis of gastric cancer cell lines.Moreover,RYR1 overexpression was associated with decreased sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs in gastric cancer cells.Inhibiting RYR1-mediated calcium over-release could suppress malignant beha-viors and reverse chemoresistance.Conclusions:RYR1 had a high mutation rate in Asian gastric cancer patients and a significantly negative correlation with RYR1 mRNA levels.High RYR1 expression serves as a novel prognostic predictive marker for gastric cancer.RYR1 overex-pression promoted malignant progression of gastric cancer and chemoresistance by increasing the release of calcium ions from the endo-plasmic reticulum.Thus,RYR1 inhibition can reduce the proliferation,migration,and invasion of gastric cancer cells and reverse chemores-istance,which highlights potential combination therapies for gastric cancer.